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Wednesday, April 30

THE WINNER IS.....

Step by step, this is a tedious project! I left the pictures UNedited (yes, my camera is still on central time, I don't know how to fix it!)... so you can see the time frame of the pictures. You can tell that the drawing is totally honest and fair! I would never try to play favorites, even if I wanted to! So the first picture is of all of the papers with everyone's name on each entry they earned by voting!

You can see here, that I am having to pick out blank pieces of paper that I stupidly cut up at the end of the last sheet of paper... so that is why it took so long!

Here is the bowl with everyone's name; can you find yours?

I told Kaylee to stir up the votes really good!

Isaac had to help her mix them, too, of course!

I told KayLee to look at me while drawing... she can't read, so I don't know why I was so worried about her doing that. But it does make for a good picture!

And, here she is showing me the person! I JUST SCREAMED! She is one of my best friends! ((And to be honest, she didn't even have 1/2 of the votes some others did!)) I think I scared KayLee when I got up and ran screaming to the phone! I called Kelly to congratulate her before posting the pictures, that is why the timeframe is about 20 minutes after beginning the posting!

I also want to say a special 'THANKS' to Tiffany B! She had the most entries from voting everyday and also for telling others about my jewelry and posting some of my artisan items on her blog! I feel bad that she voted so loyally everyday, but still didn't win, but as I said before, the freebie-drawing is totally fair and of course, there will be another one coming up! Thank You, Tiffany... {Hey, maybe Kelly will let you wear it when you go to convention together in July! HUGS!}

Even tho I don't see my name in that big bowl of entries *wink*, I guess I'll just HAVE to believe you Nicole, when you say you drew the name and did everything *honestly* LOL.[[Only YOU, Miss Nicole, would go through ALL that trouble of cutting those neat, straight pieces of paper, (what was it? 275 of them? haa) and then documenting it with your camera. Ohh and let's not forget how you made Kaylee "look up" LOL so she couldn't look at the letters/name on the paper. That made me laugh so hard, when you said, "Not that she can read yet!" heheheheheeee]]Not to worry, I shall continue to vote just on that off-chance that Kaylee can read next draw, (2 weeks?) as I know she'll be picking me :0)Congrats Kelly, that is one fine piece of *Candy* to win =)

Howdy!

The Merriam-Webster's Dictionary states that an ARTISAN IS: one that produces something in limited quantities often using traditional methods. Yep, that's me! Artistry originates from the soul and is about expressing one's self. A TRUE artist creates from talent that is found from WITHIN, not from copying another! I want to share my love of art and design with you!

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Opinionated Woman - born in PA - lived in FL, TX, VA & IN, obviously - Genius IQ - didn't apply it in school LOL! - married at 18 - mom to first boy at 19 { HE is now in college at 21 }- divorced at 23 - bachelorette - past kitchen, bath & furniture designer - one cat - remarried at 30 to Honey (a.k.a. Scott)- mom again to boy 9, and again to girl 8, and last time to boy 6 - losing my mind, ha ha - added another cat - another outside cat added me -finally got a puppy {named Pepsi} I have been wanting for years - now 40 - present jewelry designer - and artist - and paper~crafter - futurewho knows what ? {SCENTSY CONSULTANT, that's what! CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MY REAL 'JOB'!}- Livin' the good life IN LOVE - Nicole

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What IS Lampwork?

Not everyone understands what "Lampwork" means. SO, in my meager attempt to explain what it is, I hope it clarifies my lust for it!

Simply put, lampwork is: Glass beads made by hand with a torch. Individually made (one bead at a time) by melting skinny sticks of glass (called stringers) onto a non-stopping spinning mandrel (metal stick that makes the bead hole) in order to keep the bead's round symetrical shape. How's that for a run-on sentence??

To realize the patience and talent that goes into EACH and EVERY bead will make you a lover as well! The flowing scrolls take experience, the evenly spaced dots and swirls take a steady hand AND focused eye!

Each bead is a miniature 'Work of Art'! NOW do you understand why I LOVE and APPRECIATE them??